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Harold Parker State Forest

Creighton Pond & Middleton Rail Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Creighton Pond & Middleton Rail Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Harold Parker State Forest near Middleton, MA. The route reaches Creighton Pond. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi72 – 141 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Middleton Rail Trail 42.61184, -71.02949
Nearest town Middleton, MA
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Creighton Pond & Middleton Rail Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 73–141 ft

Out & Back · Harold Parker State Forest

Trailhead: Middleton Rail Trail · 42.61184, -71.02949

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

  1. Start on Middleton Rail Trail, heading N.
  2. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miPass Creighton Pond.
  4. 500 ftBear left onto Half Moon Road, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rockaway Road, heading S.
  6. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 200 ftReach Creighton Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Half Moon Road, heading S.
  9. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  10. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Middleton Rail Trail, heading SE.
  12. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/creighton-pond-creighton-pond-out-back-8-km-a256

Trail surface

8% other92% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

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